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Elizabeth Rebecca Coffin (1850-1930), Boy Reading In A Nantucket Barn
Estimate: $1,500-$2,500
Sold
$2,250
Live Auction
American Furniture, Folk and Decorative Arts
Description

Elizabeth Rebecca Coffin (1850-1930), Boy Reading In A Nantucket Barn

Circa 1890


signed, "E. R. Coffin," l.r., oil on canvas, framed.

9 7/8 x 12 inches (sight), 16 1/2 x 18 1/2 inches (frame).

Condition
Wax-lined, painting has been selectively cleaned-under UV scattered areas fluoresce green at areas of old varnish. Several small spots of retouch to background and probable retouch to shirt and feet of figure. indistinctly signed lower right corner.
Provenance
Provenance:The Collection of Robert K. and Joy Lewis, Sag Harbor, New York.